H222G981 Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Anyone ever heard of it? I think I remember bringing it up a time or two in the forum. But I never made a topic based on it and not sure whether any of you might be interested. But here goes. I think its just as good as Guyver.It is one of my favorites. The characters pretty much consist or women. Yes, women that kick butt and kill these things, or monsters called Yoma. I've read the entire manga and I have to tell you....it is so worth your time. I have copied and pasted a small summary of the story from the wikipedia, accurate or not it gives a fair idea. Series is set on a fictional medieval island where humans are plagued by Yoma (妖éÂâ€), humanoid shape-shifters that feed on humans. A mysterious group, known asThe Organization, creates human-Yoma hybrids to kill Yoma for a fee. These female warriors wear armored uniforms. The public refer to them as "Claymores," alluding to their Claymore swords,[4] or "Silver-eyed Witches," due to their silver eyes.[5]Yoma and Claymore warriors alike are powered by a demonic energy, Yoki, which allows shape-shifting and extreme strength. When warriors use too much Yoki, they "awaken," becoming a super-Yoma called an Awakened Being. The act of awakening is likened to the feeling of sexual climax, so while both male and female warriors existed in the past only the women proved to be successful warriors and so the creation of male Claymores stopped altogether. The island world is divided into 47 districts, with one warrior assigned to each.[6] Claymore warriors No. 1 through 47 are ranked on their baseline Yoki potential, strength, agility, intelligence, sensing and leadership. A warrior's rank rises and falls according to the warrior's strength in relation to other warriors. It is unclear whether the warriors strength comes from training/experience or if the potential lies within the warriors themselves. In addition to all having different names, most warriors (usually high in rank) further their individuality by possessing a unique sword technique, fighting style, or yoki ability. The sword techniques are unique to the Claymores; yoma and awakened beings don't fight with swords and a normal human body couldn't perform them. Examples of sword techniques are: twisting the arm around and thrusting for a drill-like strike, unsheathing and re-sheathing the sword faster than the eye can see, or vibrating the sword so quickly the enemy cannot tell where the blade is coming from. A few fighting styles include: stretching the arm, fighting with two blades, and releasing a burst of yoki for a momentary burst of speed. For yoki ability, there are several Claymores who can sense yoki over vast distances and very accurately in close quarters. This appears to be, while not offensive, a very rare and valuable ability and the Claymores in the Organization with this ability are usually highly ranked. In addition, there are four Claymores that have offensive techniques that are yoki based. The first is Galatea's ability to control her opponents yoki for brief periods during battle, usually to cause the enemy's attack to miss. The second is Teresa's; her ability to sense yoki is so strong that she can sense it moving around her opponents body and can therefore sense how and when her enemy would attack next, a technique later copied by Clare. The third ability is that of Raftela who is able to manipulate the vision and movements of other Claymores. She is employed as an anti-warrior warrior. Its a pretty good series. Edited March 7, 2015 by Jupiter Knight 1 Quote
Shin Mefilas Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Indeed, I still have the anime and I've read the series. Great story, wonderful characters and some of the best monster designs I've ever seen. For example Quote
Cannibal Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 I watched the anime recently and just started reading the manga from the point where anime started it's own plot. Maybe someday I'll read it from the beginning. Story and art are very good. But I had some problems with remembering claymore characters as they are all have similar ... colours and outfits I had to increase the brightness on my screen, the anime is extremely dark! ------------------------------ Some fav pics from the manga so far: Quote
durendal Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 I've also seen the anime and read the manga. Didn't quite like the ending of the anime. It was a bit off, especially how they treated Claire. the manga, on the other hand, was great. although there were times that I got a big confused with the story, but overall, it was a good read. I do find Claire's awakened form to be interesting. Quote
RazorLaser Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Fell in love with the anime (and the Teresa character) years ago! Only recently bought the actual boxset. With that said, the anime went downhill fast when it got up to the 'Winter Campaign' arc. Haven't read the manga yet. 1 Quote
xfool Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) I've also seen the anime and read the manga. Didn't quite like the ending of the anime. It was a bit off, especially how they treated Claire. the manga, on the other hand, was great. although there were times that I got a big confused with the story, but overall, it was a good read. I do find Claire's awakened form to be interesting.The manga kinda downhill esp towards the end, Priscilla just cant be killed till she sorta let them or rather the T(wtf?) that came from the dead to finish her off, I was half expecting to see her still alive and saying 'fool ya haha' but i guess the mangaka decide to end it after dragging the battle for so long. Edited April 6, 2015 by xfool Quote
H222G981 Posted April 29, 2015 Author Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) I've also seen the anime and read the manga. Didn't quite like the ending of the anime. It was a bit off, especially how they treated Claire. the manga, on the other hand, was great. although there were times that I got a big confused with the story, but overall, it was a good read. I do find Claire's awakened form to be interesting.The manga kinda downhill esp towards the end, Priscilla just cant be killed till she sorta let them or rather the T(wtf?) that came from the dead to finish her off, I was half expecting to see her still alive and saying 'fool ya haha' but i guess the mangaka decide to end it after dragging the battle for so long. I wasn't expecting it to end in Chapter 154: Strength and Heart. I was surprised to see Teresa make a come back. I really thought Priscilla actually committed suicide and willingly died after Claire awakened as a Perfect Being. She fought Teresa/Clare and as Priscilla fought, she slowly gained enough control to kill herself. I never saw Teresa land a finishing blow. As you can see in the manga, she's very coherent as in both the mangaka and the anime, she had no control. But she and Teresa are talking, when Priscilla apologizes and than just vanishes. That's what I was interpreting any ways...sort of. http://www.mangapanda.com/claymore/154/23 Edited April 29, 2015 by Jupiter Knight Quote
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